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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Block No. 36 - Sunbonnet Baby - Testament of Youth

No. 36. Sunbonnet Baby - Testament of Youth

Block 36 was appliqued from my scraps of fabric. To prepare this block, I imported the image to my EQ7, then traced the lines in using Easy Draw. I reversed and printed the drawing and photocopied it. The photo copy was thenironed on to the front of my background. This gave me the image to applique the pieces down. The pieces were printed on the back of freezer paper. The pieces were cut and ironed on to the fabric. All simple. I love Sunbonnet Sue. Some have aprons, hands, and different feet. They are pictured doing all manner of household chores or fun activities. This Grandmother's Choice block is simple and oh so cute. I discovered Sunbonnet Sue in my first years of applique. So much can and has been done with this block.

To Quote the Grandmother's Choice Blog: "Bertha Corbett Melcher is credited as a creator of the Sunbonnet designs. She illustrated children's Primer books in the early 1900s. Her book, "The Sunbonnet Babies" was published in 1900. In this book she depicted girls with their faces hidden by their bonnets. This early book has been reprinted on fabric. "

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My blog is about quilting and my progress as a quilter. I like to make up my own patterns and I often use EQ software to do that. So you will see EQ focused here from time to time. Most of my quilt work is by hand but I also like to machine quilt using my HQ Sweet 16. My hand piecing is made so much more enjoyable and perfect if I use Inklingo, so I use this tool and will focus on it many times in my Blog. Hand Applique is another of my passions and I'm a member of The Appliqué Society.
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